Author: Debbie Hathway

Le Bristol Paris is all French luxury and refinement, but its history is as rich and intriguing as its guests…
Words DEBBIE HATHWAY

THE WOMAN WEARING THE HAT with a small dog at the end of a leash could easily have been a dowager aunt out of a Brontë novel. They were waiting for the lift, which is fronted by an elaborate wrought-iron grille next to the great staircase inside Le Bristol Paris.Read More “A SECRET LIFE”»

FEEL-GOOD: Mila de Biaggi is captured in rehearsal as the Broadway Melody Girl (the role played by Cyd Charisse in the film) in Singin’ in the Rain with Grant Almirall as Don Lockwood. Read More “Singin’ in the Rain”»

There is an enchanting wildlife reserve, a little larger than Singapore, only three hours’ drive from Cape Town where conservation means more than protecting what exists now. Read More “Natural Barometer”»

As a bank manager’s teen daughter I was less than thrilled about my father’s intercity transfers that aided his career trajectory, but …his coastal placements provided us all with wonderful opportunities to explore South Africa’s Wild Coast. Read More “Spirit of the East”»